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Final Impressions. None of it is a spoiler, but if you want to keep your eyes absolutely virgin for the sub you might not want to clicky.

Spoiler:

After such a long wait, finally seeing more of Rozen Maiden the anime is a really wonderful feeling. Also, the dolls are as they were, before Bara made her premiere; tho Bara is also seen with Enju in one scene (blitz1/2 you must have prayed very hard!). Seeing Suiseiseki in her tsundere moments was . Even so for HinaIchigo.

This episode seems to have devoted alot of time to the current situation of the dolls (i.e. present time after S1 and before S2); in fact more than Gin's history. Tho from the events in "Jun-time" it leads into the history of Shinku, and later, her first meeting with Suigintou. (When Suigintou says her name for the first time it was quite sad). So far, I think it has not explored much about the origin of Gin, except letting us in on one major spoiler with regards to her creation. Thus, it leaves, quite intentionally I must add, more questions than answers.

Then again, I'm sure that at the end of this OVA, even more questions will be left than answers; and hopefully, all signs will point to a season 3.

The ED. Altho sung by kukui, do not expect anything like Hikari no Rasenritsu. It’s very different, that apart, I think it is very very nice. It captures the foreboding feeling of Gin’s story-to-come. I hope the single gets out soon. I didnt much like the ED sequence/scenes tho, as BonBon said its very westernised, tho I think that it might very well have been drawn by our master-artist, HinaIchigo. Okay, not that bad.

so....I'm off to go watch the raw even though I don't understand japanese....I'm the kind of person that enjoys watching things even if I've watched them before. It's almost as if I hadn't watched it before XD

So, I broke down and watched the raw. I was surprised by how much I could understand simply out of prior knowledge and context (I've never taken a single Japanese class, unfortunately).

Spoiler:

I guess I never surmised beforehand that the "present time" parts of the episode would be during Traumend's timeline, therefore not forwarding the overall storyline yet still letting us see all the dolls we know.

Souseiseki and Shinku fighting around Big Ben was awesome. I was surprised that Shinku would have such a young Medium, and her reaction to cats is priceless as always. Suigintou... Ah, my love. I never before thought that when they said that Rozen left her "unfinished," it meant more than just her torso being missing. He literally gave up on her (and rather quickly I might add) and went ahead to finish all the other dolls up to Kanaria (though she is never seen in Rozen's house). Suigintou loves her otou-sama. It'll be odd to see her interacting with Shinku, and I have a feeling that the brooch has something to do with their rivalry (it was a tea cup in my fanfiction, but maybe I was dead on!).

There were a couple tracks that I didn't recognize, but they reminded me of the .hack//SIGN or Liminality soundtracks. The ED wasn't too catchy, and I really disliked the ED's background animation. From the moment the OP started I could tell the difference between the widescreen DVD version I know versus the pan-and-scan of a normal TV broadcast.

Even though I couldn't understand much, their actions and tones sort of gave me clues about what was going on. The scenes with SuiginTou were really moving. It seems to me like her body is almost completely incapable of moving, except for her face, neck, and her right arm. Her other arm remains limp, and her legs don't move either (after she somehow gets to them).

I've never been a Shinku fan, and quite frankly, I'm starting to think I will never be.

That scene at the end was really sad. The way Shinku pushes her away is kind of....ugh...I just didn't like how she can so easily push someone off like that when they're clearly in need. I mean SuiginTou fell right after she came out of the mirror, what harm could she do? Shinku just seemed so pompous. Not in the usual cute way, either.

EDIT: (jezz, I keep doing that....)

I HATE FATHER.

Spoiler:

When Shinku said SuiginTou was left unfinished, I didn't think it was so extreme..... Not only did he not give her a torso, he didn't give her anything underneath. He left her completely abandoned on a shelf, as she watched him complete everyone up to Shinku. HinaIchigo wasn't really seen in his house ( I think O.O)

He didn't even turn to look at her as she feebly called for him....

I HATE HIM......

well, I can't wait 'till part two, and the subs. Especially the subs....

I applaud Peach Pit and the writing staff for turning the tide. This is a good example of how a story can be different when viewed from another person's POV. Shinku certainly looks a bit unpleasant here (although still within reasonable limit) while the show completely symphatises with Suigintou's plight

Then again, I'm sure that at the end of this OVA, even more questions will be left than answers; and hopefully, all signs will point to a season 3.

The ED. Altho sung by kukui, do not expect anything like Hikari no Rasenritsu. Itís very different, that apart, I think it is very very nice. It captures the foreboding feeling of Ginís story-to-come. I hope the single gets out soon. I didnt much like the ED sequence/scenes tho, as BonBon said its very westernised, tho I think that it might very well have been drawn by our master-artist, HinaIchigo. Okay, not that bad.

I love the ED. Even more than the Op, actually..
So, It seems it wasn't Ali Project after all.

Just seeing the first parts of the episode, it undeniabley points to a season 3.

Well, first impressions, would be.. 'It's been too long since I last saw Rozen Maiden, so everthing feels new to me.'

It makes me so angry that Rozen abandoned and ignored Suigintou
Shinku was really cute when facing a cat,
she said to Souseiseki during their fight:a lady calls herself Boku like a boy,what a mannerism

*boo**hoo* i am weak minded >.< ahh well whats done is done and i watched the RAW >.<

oki about the ep...

Spoiler:

you know the amount of torture that gin sama obtained from this ep only makes my love for her stronger ~

rozen you faggott! okey so not only does he not finnish gin sama but he also leave her there to watch the others get completed and shinku gets a special broach...how unfair is that!? T_T whats more the alice game shows 7 doll competitors (shinku even said so herself) so if rozen wanted gin sama to compete then why the fck did he not complete her? so he expected gin to fend for herself only with the upper part of her body intact? omg T_T i hate the gay soo much now...

and shinku...okey shes still as snobby as ever but seriously smacking gin sama against the wall isnt a good start...

poor helpless defenseless gin sama she needs a hug *hugs*

well atm her character is pretty much innocent...she is desperate to see her father (even though i want to shoot him T_T) and this led to her being almost child-like and naive (which i find cute)...but the preview is sure to change all that ~ the easter bunny is back ~

Shinku starts teaching Suigintou how to be more lady-like. Through Souseiseki, poor little Suigintou is introduced to the Alice Game. After some time, Gin remembers seeing Rozen favor Shinku by giving her that brooch. The two get into a quarrel which escalates, Gin steals her brooch... Laplace instigates things further... Meh, I dunno. If they get in a huge fight over an item from otou-sama (the brooch!), I'll be super ecstatic because that's how I imagined this was the reason for their hatred in my fanfic.

in a fit of rage gin sama is gonna kick some ass well the easter bunny would naturally be pulling some strings in the background to get gin sama fired up...and oh well we can all guess that shinku miraculously manages to defeat gin sama ~ how the hell that works is beyond me